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Sunday, May 11, 2008

1. Israel to resume Gaza fuel shipments

2. Three Qassams hit Negev, one explodes near schoolbus carrying children

3. Syrian Trade Union condemns aggression against Syrian workers in Lebanon

4. Excerpts:Lebanese army decision. Media takeover.Anti-Israel protest in Italy 11 May 2007

5. President Truman's Decision to Recognize Israel - Clark Clifford with Richard Holbrooke - VP #563

6. FM Livni's Independence Day address: failed peace costly - peace is not only a piece of paper

7. Gideon Levy slams American Jews for contributions to nationalist camp - silent on foreign funding for retreat movement

8. ISRAELI HIGH COURT TO HEAR SHURAT HADIN'S PETITION TO REVOKE FRENCH 2 TV'S PRESS CREDENTIALS

9. Tomorrow May 12th Massive Rally for Pollard

10. An Open Letter by 13 Former Prisoners of Zion to President Bush - Free Pollard

11. Olmert to Newsweek: agree to almost complete withdrawal before negotiate Jerusalem

12. Israel at 60 Remains a Success Story

13. CABINET COMMUNIQUE

14. PCHR Condemns Detention of 3 Journalists and a Columnist by the Palestinian General Intelligence in the West Bank

15. ["In the end"] PM Olmert: "Either There Will Be Quiet Or The State of Israel Will Take Strong Action..in the end."

16. Boycott of Danish products spreads in Saudi Arabia

17. Shell pulls out of Iran gas agreement

18. 21 Qassams hit the Negev on Saturday, lightly hurting five

Saturday, May 10, 2008

1. PM to petition High Court against Talansky's early testimony

2. US set to offer Israel powerful new radar

3. Report: Washington gave Israel green light to invade Gaza

4. Documents: Hamas defies Assad's claim they don't kill civilians

5. Iran-Turkey trade projected to hit $ 20b by 2011

6. Excerpts:Saudi religious responsibility 10 May 2008

7. IDF Targets Hamas Posts in Southern Gaza

Friday, May 9, 2008

1. Man killed by mortar in western Negev

2. Court rules: Deposition of Talansky in Olmert affair in open court

3. Majority of MKs would like to stay employed - 'No majority for early elections'

4. Message from Jonathan Pollard to Natl Bible Contest Winner, Tzurit Berenson

5. US pushing hard for border agreement

6. Assad:We won't cut Iran, Hamas or Hizbullah ties for deal with Israel, compares it to demanding Israel breaks with US

7. Friday, 16 May - Habayit shel Benji walk in Raanana

8. Jordan bans 'Nakba' commemorations

Thursday, May 8, 2008

1. What We Learned in 1993 (Ignoring state-link of terror)

2. Weekly Commentary: Olmert puts onus on AG - danger of concessions race?

3. Behind the Headlines: Hamas holding civilian population in Gaza hostage

4. International Bible Contest Winner gives letter to Olmert: Free Pollard

5. Nakba rally ends with riot

6. ANALYSIS / The PM seems crushed in face of allegations

7. BACKGROUND / When Ehud Olmert met Morris Talansky

8. PM denies allegations, says will quit if indicted

9. Olmert suspected of accepting illicit funds from U.S. businessman

10. Ahmadinejad calls Zionist regime a 'stinking corpse'

11. Saudi warns Lebanon Hezbollah-led opposition against escalation

12. Iran protests to Iraq over disputed Gulf islands

13. 'Syrian-Israeli meeting fell through' after press leak

14. Peres reveals had profound lack of vision regarding consequences of withdrawal

15. Israel celebrates 60, population count 7,282,000

16. Poll: Most Israelis see themselves as Jewish first, Israeli second

17. Address by PM Olmert for the Victims of Terror

18. Address by PM Olmert State Memorial Ceremony for Israel's Fallen Soldiers, Mount Herzl

19. Ministry of Tourism launches 3 million NIS advertising campaign in France

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

1. "not seem the time for a big high-level, three-way event" Press Briefing by National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley on the President's Trip to the Middle East

2. At last minute: Halamish brothers imprisonment postponed

3. Esther: Pollard's Release Would Boost National Morale

4. Movement of Journalists in Combat Areas

5. The Egyptian initiative for a lull in the fighting (Hamas to continue preparing for war)

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

1. PM Olmert's 6.5.08 Speech at the Memorial Service for Israel's Fallen Soldiers, at Ammunition Hill

2. Excerpts: Saudi anti-food crisis plans. Myanmar devastated Qatar citizenship 6 May 2008

3. Pollard - the Man who Knows Too Much

4. IMRA unable to clarify if can distribute NY Post article

5. War and Peace Index: April 2008 75% of Israeli Jews: in next five years Israel will find itself at war with one or more Arab states.

6. JERUSALEM DISTRICT COURT DECISION REGARDING INVESTIGATION INVOLVING PM OLMERT

7. Night Live in Jerusalem Salutes Pollard Struggle

8. MEMRI: Hamas TV Childs' Puppets Vow to Return to Israeli Cities "Defeat the Enemies of Allah"

9. IDF Intelligence Corps Exhibition open to public on Independence Day

10. IDF nabs 27 wanted Palestinian terror suspects in West Bank overnight

11. 400 olim welcomed in gala event marking Int'l Aliyah Day

12. 'Israel offering us nothing more than mini-state of cantons'

Monday, May 5, 2008

1. Special Jewish Agency Remembrance Day Ceremony 7th May In Jerusalem For Those Killed Abroad In Acts Of Terror Against Israel And Antisemitism

2. Closure of West Bank

3. Pres. Peres: Talking with the Hamas is like talking to the wall. A nuclear bomb in the hands of Iran is a nightmare for the world

4. Excerpts: ME political upheaval. Iran says "No.---- 5 May 2008

5. GAZA: ISRAELI AID AND HAMAS ATTACKS

6. Channel 2 TV: Rice Pushing For Announcement of Borders Next Week

7. Militants: Gaza headmaster killed in IAF strike was Jihad rocket-maker

8. Shas says will resign over any concessions on Jerusalem

9. [Etrog catalyst?]'Considerable progress in peace talks'

10. Joint press conference with FM Livni and US Secretary of State Rice

11. Appeal Is Made to Bush To Save Arab Accused of Helping Israel

12. Def. Min. Barak's Orders Leave IDF at Security "Red Line"

13. IDF Events for Israel's 60th Independence Day

14. 150 Foreign Paratroopers Arrive in Israel

15. Dahaf poll: Israeli Jews 91%:9% Good living in Israel 18% Things will deterioriate

In Memoriam - Dr. Joseph Lerner

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